Safia Salih
Personal information
Born (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Morocco
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Konya 67 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 62 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 55 kg

Safia Salih (born 16 March 2001) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. She represented Morocco at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event.[1][2]

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event. In 2019, she competed in the women's lightweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships where she was eliminated by Anna-Lena Frömming in her first match.

She competed in the women's 67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[3] She was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medalist Magda Wiet-Hénin of France.[3]

She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

References

  1. ↑ "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ↑ O'Kane, Patrick (24 August 2019). "Morocco top taekwondo African Games medal table as sport showcased in Rabat". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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